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ENGLISH SONG AND BALLAD MUSIC.
5. " Blowzabel. A Song ;" commences —
" Of Anna's charms let others tell, My song shall be of Blowzabel,
Of bright Eliza's beauty ; To sing of her's my duty."
6. " As Damon late with Chloe sat."
There are many more printed to Carey's tune, but the above suffice to shew
how very popular it was ; and yet, about 1760, it was discarded. " Sally in our
Alley " is now only sung to the much older ballad-tune of The Country Lass. It
is difficult to account for this, except from the extended compass of voice which
Carey's air required. The two ballads were concurrently popular. " The Vir-
tuous Country Lass " was engraved, as a single song, by Cross, as well as printed
in The Merry Musician. Both tunes were introduced in TJie Devil to pay, &c.
The following is the ballad with Carey's music : —
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